Matthew Rushing
The 602 Club S5: Holy Shiitake Mushrooms!
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Premiere. We discuss the entire episode, the big revelations, the characters, speculate and so much more.
The 602 Club 36: House of Cards in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. We look back at our Episode I experience, going backward in the timeline, new and old, Qui-Gon, Ewan McGregor, Yoda, symbiosis, music, production and our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 108: Star Trek Beyond the Thunderdome
Cardassia: The Lotus Flower. We discuss a broken world, faith and belief, rehabilitating a vedek, being out of Mile's shadow, science's purity and give our ratings.
The 602 Club 35: Chris Pratt Barrel-Rolls
Jurassic World. We discuss everything about this film from the themes, characters, music, why it's so popular and our ratings.
Literary Treks 107: Death Star DeLorean
Armageddon's Arrow: Dayton Ward. Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther are joined by Dayton Ward to talk about this latest adventure for the TNG crew.
The 602 Club 34: Colossal Rex
The Lost World/Jurassic Park III. We jump right in with The Lost World, the way it succeeds, getting lost in translation, Malcolm as the lead, if the third time is the charm, does anything work in III, dino droppings, wrapping up with final thoughts, rankings and ratings.
The 602 Club 33: Playing God with Fossilized Mosquitoes
Jurassic Park. We share our JPS (Jurassic Park stories), what we love so much about the film, scientific discovery vs. nature, changing film making, the music of Williams, nitpicks and if it still holds up.
Literary Treks 106: Completely Incomplete
Born With Teeth. We discuss our expectations going in to the book, literally being born with teeth, Kate's eccentric upbringing, a haunting, the menagerie of men, the book end and how to rate a memoir.
The 602 Club 32: Three Boys Playing With Toys
The Clone Wars: Nic Anastassiou. Nic works for ILM and was also an editor on The Clone Wars. We discuss his love of Star Wars, working for ILM and on the show, editing with Dave and George and so much more.
The 602 Club 31: The Imagination of Hope
Tomorrowland. We discuss our first impressions, Disney's imagination station, fighting cynicism, pulling the heart strings, Hugh Laurie, why we invite, originality problems and our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 105: And Now For Something Completely Different
Assimilation². We discuss the post Wolf 359 Federation, the timeline of the story, being a Doctor Who fan verses a novice, whether Guinan is part Time Lord, the art, crossovers and give our ratings.
Literary Treks 104: WWKD and WWSD
Crisis of Consciousness: Dave Galanter. We discuss his Star Trek story, coming up with new adventures, his influences, writing the TOS cast and them working together, dovetailing with is first book, the psychology of Star Trek.